Time to reduce the forum size?

[Firehorse]

I have seen less and less people using the forum and also less and less posts expecially any ones that mean anything. General Discussion even has been reduced down to What would you do if.. threads which would probably be better suited to the spam forum.

My point is that there are so many catagories for everything that to check on posts and browsing around takes longer than needed when actually most of the catagories get no more than one new thread (or post even in some of them) per day.
Like why does the forum need a Writing and Literature forum? Theres only ever been 62 threads posted in there ever, why not merge it with another forum? And all sports to animals and pets forums, why not just make one forum called hobbies? it would simplify it and tbh they don't have so many 10s of new threads a day that would clutter up even one page.

Just my suggestions to make the forum easier to use and seem a little more active than it is.

[Hecktix]

I like the idea about transforming "Writing & Literature" to "hobbies" as "hobbies" was removed from "Sports & Hobbies"

The discuss anything threads "what if you..." etc are actually good discussion, and certainly shouldnt be classed as spam

[hah]

merge all graphics and have a sub forum for non habbo ones, then put that in with entertainment or sumthin

would look better

[Firehorse]

merge all graphics and have a sub forum for non habbo ones, then put that in with entertainment or sumthin

would look better

yes thats also a great idea.

Like forum graphics is in a totally different catagory to request a graphic/avatar/sig. They could all be put into one.

[Grig]

I think the categories still work out well. Making things too general may promote disucssion even less for specific topics, and certain newer members may get confused where to look for specifics. My view anyway, I think my merging things we don't have that much to gain.

[Black_Apalachi]

While it could be a good idea, I agree with Grig as it could end up just confusing newer members. If would be rather annoying if most of your interests happened to all be sub-forums within forums. Also you would need to be careful with some sections, for example I don't think merging Sport with anything is a good idea as that section holds a regular group of members and the topic of Sport is already a pretty broad one. However it could be a good idea in narrower sections such as Writing & Literature as you mentioned.

[Immenseman]

gfx should be merged for sure, far too many forums there. leave my what would you do threads outta this, forum would be even more stale without them.

[xxMATTGxx]

I have to agree regarding the graphics forums though. Most people request signature in Forum Graphics then the actual sub-forum for it.

[Firehorse]

This is what happens when a forum tries to accommodate too many varieties of members. People end up finding they're better off in a smaller forum aimed at just their individual interests. Possibly a good idea to tone down the forum's target audience since there are some it caters for which there are very few members of - If you get my drift...

[lBlue]

If you looked closely the sports section is crap however it's not that crap to deserve being merged. *Removed*

Edited by Jamesy (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not be rude to forum staff, thanks.

[The Professor]

Agreed with the merging of the graphics forums, good idea :)

[Jamesy]

I have to agree regarding the graphics forums though. Most people request signature in Forum Graphics then the actual sub-forum for it.

A General Requests forum would be good. Animations can just go into either non habbo or habbo.

And group projects... 24-10-2009 06:07 PM. Just let group projects be put in any of the forums be it nh or habbo.

[Meanies]

Regarding the graphics forums, they're relatively active so I think they should stay as a category like it is now, just reduce the amount of forums in it to:
Elite alterations
Habbo alterations
Other graphics (merging of n-h graphics, animations, forum graphics, pictures and photography)
Graphics Discussion & Help


and scrap the group projects

[Jamesy]

I'd say keep photography seperate.

Elite Alts
Habbo Alterations
- No Subforums
Non-Habb graphics
Photography
Graphics Requests
Discussion and Help

[Black_Apalachi]

Surely each animation should just go in which ever they apply to, either Habbo or non-Habbo. I mean the forums should just be called, 'Habbo Alterations & Animations' and 'Non-Habbo Alterations & Animations' so they can just be posted together. I see no harm in this and at least they're in the correct sections.

[adaym]

do NOT merge the sports forum with anything, I swear to to God.

[Immenseman]

maybe i was banned to help forum speed hahah i make myself laugh

adam; the sports forum won't be merged. i'd be happy with one forum just called "graphics" peeps can post what they want, they're boring and crap anyways.

[Black_Apalachi]

do NOT merge the sports forum with anything, I swear to to God.

^ This is what I was talking about :P

[xxMATTGxx]

do NOT merge the sports forum with anything, I swear to to God.


^ This is what I was talking about :P

I have no intentions to merge the sports forum with anything anyway. :P

[Immenseman]

but you said you might with the gfx forums, would be good to see some changes on sunday. although i did want a lit forum it hasn't proved active enough. i'm glad they listened though and there is no shame in removing it because it just wasn't right in the end.

[xxMATTGxx]

but you said you might with the gfx forums, would be good to see some changes on sunday. although i did want a lit forum it hasn't proved active enough. i'm glad they listened though and there is no shame in removing it because it just wasn't right in the end.

I said that to graphics, they are different to the sports forum.

[Immenseman]

yeah i know :S i wasn't on about the sports forums :S i was saying it'd be good to see you make some changes to gfx forums on sunday... lol...

[xxMATTGxx]

yeah i know :S i wasn't on about the sports forums :S i was saying it'd be good to see you make some changes to gfx forums on sunday... lol...

Nevermind, I got confused. I thought you meant something else. The GFX Forum merge has been added to the list. :]

[Jordy]

Do you have statistics in control panel or something along those lines? :P

If so, get statistics on the 10 least used forums and see about merging them into others.

[Meanies]

Regarding the graphics forums, they're relatively active so I think they should stay as a category like it is now, just reduce the amount of forums in it to:
Elite alterations
Habbo alterations
Other graphics (merging of n-h graphics, animations, forum graphics, pictures and photography)
Graphics Discussion & Help


and scrap the group projects


I'd say keep photography seperate.

Elite Alts
Habbo Alterations
- No Subforums
Non-Habb graphics
Photography
Graphics Requests
Discussion and Help

mm suppose, i see photography threads quite often
Rather than n-h graphics i think it should be called other graphics though just because it sounds better and looks better:$
I also think requests and discussion should still be merged

[hah]

i hope you're merging all graphics and moving it into a section like entertainment :P and having a non-habbo graphic subforum in it or something

[Meanies]

i hope you're merging all graphics and moving it into a section like entertainment :P
As graphics manager i refuse to let that happen (Y)

[hah]

As graphics manager i refuse to let that happen (Y)

like anyone cares what YOU think :$

[Meanies]

:'(:'(
could say the same for you, you mere telephone. not good enough to be a mobile phone

[hah]

:'(:'(
could say the same for you, you mere telephone. not good enough to be a mobile phone

what kind of name is infrequent anyways :eusa_thin

[Meanies]

what kind of name is infrequent anyways :eusa_thin
i was looking through the dictionary in english the other day and saw infrequent at the top of the page so i had a look at it (Y)
it said 'rare'
you wish you were me xx

I think the gaming section should be downscaled and transferred into the entertainment forum.
Forum games
Console games
Other gaming

kabamm. if the runescape forum is really so popular, give it a subforum

[hah]

i was looking through the dictionary in english the other day and saw infrequent at the top of the page so i had a look at it (Y)
it said 'rare'
you wish you were me xx

I think the gaming section should be downscaled and transferred into the entertainment forum.
Forum games
Console games
Other gaming

kabamm. if the runescape forum is really so popular, give it a subforum

ye games would be much better suited to ent

ands its rare cause its a **** word no one uses!!!!!!!!!

[Meanies]

More ideas;
Remove the Become a donator forum
Remove the Trading link in habbo section
Writing & Literature > Hobbies

[Chippiewill]

I think a good idea would be merging the Sports forum with the Managers forum, that way the managers can keep their eyes on them at all times, that and the contents still elude me.

[Immenseman]

alsooooooo, little things like in debates there is a sub-forum called "old debates" or whatever they can just be in the management debates bit just closed lol, no need at all to have a whole new forum for them.

[Mentor]

alsooooooo, little things like in debates there is a sub-forum called "old debates" or whatever they can just be in the management debates bit just closed lol, no need at all to have a whole new forum for them.

i dont really get the point of managed debates at all anyway, just shove all the debates forums in to one big public debate forum and be done with it.

[Agnostic Bear]

There needs to be an option to just stop forums displaying altogether, I don't care about habbo/trading and I don't need them rendering when the forum index does.

[Jamesy]

There needs to be an option to just stop forums displaying altogether, I don't care about habbo/trading and I don't need them rendering when the forum index does.

You'll have to go to Jelsoft about that, or just make do with the minimise buttons.

I think merging Free Requests and Paid requests with appropriate prefixes would be a good move too.

[Black_Apalachi]

Yeah the minimize buttons can be very useful to hide sections you don't want :).

[Firehorse]

I think there is no need for a greetings forum for birthday messages etc. They can go into general discussion and there are so few its not as if they clutter it up.

[Agnostic Bear]

You'll have to go to Jelsoft about that, or just make do with the minimise buttons.

I think merging Free Requests and Paid requests with appropriate prefixes would be a good move too.

it's a couple of minutes job and a modification of 1 query i'd imagine